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    May 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  1. South African President Zuma, gallery settle case over painting

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    South African President Jacob Zuma settles legal case over controversial painting, "The Spear" depicting him with genitals exposed: After weeks of confrontation and torment over the controversial painting, “The Spear” depicting South African...
  2. May 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Your Scene: A frosty landscape in South Africa

    Alison Lowell and her husband, David, spent a weekend at Castleburn Lake near Durban, South Africa last July. One morning, they encountered a scene unexpected for Africa.
    Alison Lowell and her husband, David, spent a weekend at Castleburn Lake near Durban, South Africa last July. One morning, they encountered a scene unexpected for Africa. "We awoke very early to discover that everything was covered with frost and mist,...

    Tags: Africa

  4. May 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  5. World's most powerful radio telescope to be shared by 3 nations

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    World's most powerful radio telescope to be split between South Africa, Australia and NZ: South African politicans and scientists were jubilant Friday after a decision to locate the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope in South Africa, Australia...
  6. May 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  7. South African president's lawyer weeps in court case over painting

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    Gcina Malindi, a lawyer for South African President Jacob Zuma, broke down and wept after tough questioning from a white High Court judge, in a hearing on Zuma's efforts to have a portrait depicting him with genitals exposed banned from all public...
  8. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. South Africa gallery temporarily closes over Zuma portrait

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A South African art gallery that displayed a controversial painting showing the country's president with his genitals exposed announced Tuesday that it was closing its doors temporarily because of threats.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A South African art gallery that displayed a controversial painting showing the country's president with his genitals exposed announced Tuesday that it was closing its doors temporarily because of threats. The...

    Tags: Arts, Artists, Arts and Culture, Africa, Jacob Zuma

  10. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. South African farmworker guilty of murdering white employer

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A 29-year-old farmworker was convicted Tuesday of the murder of South African white supremacist leader Eugene TerreBlanche, but his teenage companion was acquitted in the killing, which had sparked fears of racial violence.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A 29-year-old farmworker was convicted Tuesday of the murder of South African white supremacist leader Eugene TerreBlanche, but his teenage companion was acquitted in the killing, which had sparked fears of racial...

    Tags: Racism, Music, Entertainment, Murder, Africa

  12. May 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  13. South African gallery closes after controversial work is defaced

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    South Africa's Goodman Gallery, which displayed a controversial Brett Murray painting, "The Spear," of the country's president with his genitals exposed, announced Tuesday it was closing its doors temporarily because of threats. The decision came after...
  14. May 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  15. Farmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist

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    Farmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist Eugene TerreBlanche: Chris Mahlangu, 29, was convicted Tuesday of killing his employer, South African white supremacist, Eugene TerreBlanche in April 2010. His companion, Patrick Ndlovu, 18,...
  16. May 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  17. South Africa President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped

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    South Africa's President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped: A painting by a white Cape Town artist, Brett Murray, depicting South African President Jacob Zuma as Soviet leader Lenin -- but with his genitals exposed -- has caused a storm of...
  18. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma sues over a painting of him

    An artist in South Africa has landed in hot water over a painting depicting the country's president, Jacob Zuma, with exposed genitalia.
    An artist in South Africa has landed in hot water over a painting depicting the country's president, Jacob Zuma, with exposed genitalia. "The Spear," a painting by Brett Murray, shows a clothed Zuma standing in a defiant pose, with his penis and...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Arts, White House

  20. May 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. South Africa sneaker maker laces up for a hard run at success

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — For a Soweto boy, he had a lot of sneakers.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — For a Soweto boy, he had a lot of sneakers. He remembers the joy of that first pair. They had to be red. Walking out of the shop carrying a cardboard box with the sneakers, Sifiso Dlamini, at 12, took the first steps on...

    Tags: Business Enterprises, Small Businesses, Business, Startups, Loans

  22. May 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Review: 'Under African Skies' revisits Paul Simon's 'Graceland'

    When Paul Simon's seminal album "Graceland" landed in 1986 with its intoxicating African rhythms and critical acclaim, it also came tainted by the apartheid controversy already swirling around it. The excellent new documentary "Under African Skies" comes along like a bridge over those troubled waters, following Simon back to South Africa last summer for a 25-year reunion concert with the musicians who made the album and a sit-down with one of his chief anti-apartheid critics.
    When Paul Simon's seminal album "Graceland" landed in 1986 with its intoxicating African rhythms and critical acclaim, it also came tainted by the apartheid controversy already swirling around it. The excellent new documentary "Under African Skies"...

    Tags: Miriam Makeba, Politics, Quincy Jones, Documentary (genre), Metallica (music group)

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